purse
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Synonyms: pursue, pure, curse, pulse, parse, pursy, perse, purge, nurse, burse, puree
Antonyms: pursue, pure, curse, pulse, parse, pursy, perse, purge, nurse, burse, puree
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Noun
- A small [[bag]] for carrying [[money]].
- {{lb|en|US}} A [[handbag]] (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)
- A [[quantity]] of [[money]] given for a particular purpose.
- {{lb|en|historical}} A specific [[sum]] of [[money]] in certain countries: formerly 500 [[piastre]]s in [[Turkey]] or 50 [[toman]]s in [[Persia]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To press (one's lips) in and together so that they [[protrude]].
- To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles; to pucker; to knit.
- To put into a purse.
- {{lb|en|intransitive|obsolete|rare}} To [[steal]] purses; to [[rob]].
Proper noun
- {{surname|en|from=Middle English}}.
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